Speak Up: Does the Prosperity Gospel Really Work?

Author:
Producer: Winnie Oyimbo / Host: Joana Wanjiru / Contributor: King James Yiyi
Publisher:
Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Publication Date:
6 May 2014
Tags:
Africa, Religion

Worshippers in some African churches are led to believe that giving money to the church will actually make them rich. What's behind the so-called 'prosperity gospel'? Some say actual spiritual value; others dismiss it as a savvy business move for the pastors who preach it. In this week's edition of Speak UP! we talk to a sociologist well versed in religion in Africa, a Pentecostal pastor in Nigeria and a parishioner with great faith in the prosperity gospel.

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